Frederick Mackenzie (April 10, 1841 – July 2, 1889) was a lawyer and political figure in

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Biography

He was born in 1941 at Sherbrooke Street in

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. He was the son of John Gordon Mackenzie (1796–1881), a wealthy dry goods merchant and native of

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. Mackenzie's mother was a daughter of the Hon. Horatio Yates. Mackenzie was educated at

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and was called to the Lower Canada bar in 1862. Frederick Mackenzie was a captain in the militia and served during the Fenian raids. He was a lay secretary for the

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in Quebec and Montreal. His election in 1874 was declared void by reason of bribery by his agents;
The Scot in British North America, Vol. 4 he was elected again in a by-election held in December that year. That election was also declared void and Thomas Workman (Canadian politician), Thomas Workman was elected in a

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held the following year. Mackenzie represented Montreal West in the House of Commons of Canada from 1874 to 1875 as a Liberal member.

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1841 births 1889 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Canadian Anglicans McGill University alumni {{Quebec-MP-stub